Beloved South American Leftists leave power

*It turned out these lefties were great democrats who brought stability and prosperity to their long-suffering peoples, instead of being bloodthirsty commies bent on the destruction of private property.

*Who would have guessed?

*The part I don't get is why the Chileans immediately stomped Senora Bachelet's political party if they loved her so much.

*The other part I don't get is how Brazil somehow avoided becoming a superpower until some labor-union guy got elected. For a colossus like that...